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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nSandelli released the following statement on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Governor DeSantis called upon me in August of 2019 to fill the vacated Lee County Board of Commissioners, District 3 seat left by the unfortunate passing of my predecessor, Commissioner Larry Kiker,\u201d Sandelli wrote in his announcement. \u201cIn 2020, I was able to successfully run for a full four-year term which ends in November of 2024. I am not a politician and have always defined myself as simply a public servant. A sense of purpose in each day and the joy of service to our Nation, State, and County has been, and continues to be, an honor. Lee County Commissioner Ray Sandelli<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Lee County Commissioner Ray Sandelli announced he will not run for reelection after his term ends in 2024. Sandelli released the following statement on Friday. Governor DeSantis called upon me… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":58147,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[2386],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58146"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58146"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58146\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58148,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58146\/revisions\/58148"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
At the end of my term, I will then be 76 years old and the \u2018elder\u2019 of my counterparts on the County Commission. They, the County team, and the constituents I serve mean a great deal to me professionally and personally.
After much deliberation with my family, we feel the time is right to not seek another term. While \u2018retirement\u2019 is not something I aspire to, I will find a purpose looking forward, but with a goal of more free time for the family and myself. It has been a great ride, and I\u2019m honored to have the opportunity to serve you and this great community!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n